3.22.2012

introducing Basil & sketches as of late

I would like to introduce my newest little owl and character to accompany Lumen in her story, Basil! (I'm weird and like to pronounce it the British way, bae-zil!) I'm smitten with these little owls...I have one more little owlet to finalize, Lumen's brother Tuttles, then it's on to the other illustrations in their story...there's also a little sneak peek of the story down below...

Lumen’s best friend was named Basil

And he was just as special as she,

But Basil much preferred to read and write

And study all the creatures that they’d see

Here's a little peek at the sketches and plans I have for the book...there's a lot of projects floating around right now but hopefully I can crank out these illustrations pretty quickly, then get it into Blurb, printed and up for sale in my Etsy, ideally before summer. Lots to do!

10 comments:

What is it about seeing close up shots of beautifully painted paper? Doesn't it just make you want to immediately go pick up a paintbrush yourself? lol.. Owl is beautiful. I especially love the way you captured his grip on the book. Lovely.

Ha! I know the feeling! I'm a sucker for a lovely close-up of paper or artwork...reminds me, I was taking some photos yesterday of a another project and most of them are close-ups of the paper! I'm addicted...Glad you like the owl :) I'm so excited to paint him more! Thank you!